Grain-treating machine



June 17, 1930'. s. J. GOODFELLOW GRAIN TESTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 17, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

June 1930- s. J. GOODFELLOW 7 1,764,510

GRAIN- TESTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 17, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 llyvemor SAJQwQSCNow @Pfleritecl Jun e l7, i939 V a; 'seiliifson J. .GQQDFELLOW, OF REGINA, SASKATCHE AN ,eAivnbeg AssIeNok of; Y wnsmnnn IMPLEMENTS LIMITED, OF REGINALCAVNADA I 1 GR I -TREATIN vxAoniiTE 5 pacity and'to arrang'eflthefeed of the copper rgraingtreating machines and particularly to V I a machineafortreating. grain with copper carbonate-Land object ofthe invention is g; 5i to provide; a simply eonstructed, inexpensive and durable machineby the use of which the grain can be effectively treatedythe design of 'thegm'achine being such thatthe 'c'op'per carbonate powderis given every opportuf VIO'nity t contact with the grain in its'p'assa ge v sthrough the machine thereby insuring of thei'effe'tive treating of the" individual .kjernlsig i 'ii -A j'further object of the invention is to provide}- a machine havingconsiderable ca- I l'fo'arbonate so 'that-itis' continuously dusted Jthrough a-fine screen andginitially mixed v v i i 1 located aligned bearings 8i and '59 whichjr'e with the-grain in the form of 'a'du'st, such insuring ofa primarily good mixing of the "treating powder with the grain kernels.

' 7 Affurther objectis to provide armachine; whereinthe pri'marily mixed grain and pow der is' 'subsequently thoroughly intermixed I as thegrain is passed through: the machine Qandifurther toprovideja chamber abovethe movingg'rain wherelnthe powder, suspended for floating as a "dust is'b'rought in con-' adtactfwith' the vpassing grain prior to dischar a a :TA further object of the invention is to Q construct a machine wherein'the quantity of e 'treating" P QWdQ fed ca b yg I o f With the above more 5 tionalfview at 3-3 {Figure 1.

: Figf- 'fi aperspective view v Application filed' February 17, 1927. seiiei Nol 169 ,1154;

-, o In the drawingsilikec ariacters 'oi": refer "posed;troughwhprovided fat: the top or fiat same-j; Suitable headsr 'k and 5Jare provided V to carry the endsofthe'. body and the heads are supportedby pairsiof diverging end legs 6,thel legs the body, in a manner l'ater,;described is ward"endgofjthe body-membenl ,is.fund

-. perg l --loeate" ;a f'further opper: .15 whieh receivestheftreating;powdeii fsueh asgcopper v b I carbonate; *This latterghopp'er' important objects a lIlfVlQW', the invention consists essentially in thearran ement: andfj constructioni of parts 1 hereinafter more particularly described, rei- V erencebeing hadto the accompanying'draw ;-.*Figl'-1 is a sideelevation'of the m'achlne;

part being shown inverticallsectionri T) Figf2 is a front end view; of the machine; l 3 is an enlarged detalled'ver'tioal sec l wer en o through-which t Means is r rbvid foficontr llingthe l i i ,5 (if ho d ,a$1 1 b i s-- sr liz hqw m rc la l g te 1 1idab v at he I suitable guides 18; to the end of "u h hopper',

adjusted 'by meansfof rods 19 andQQ'haV-iiig- I r 7 their rear ends?permanently fastened to the-j showingthe ence indicate corresponding "parts" i th 1 The body -o fi;t heima l hinefis nwhsror gg 1 of a substantially D shaped'h'orizontallydig; v

side" with an fadjustablevgrain co1itrolling 7 gate2 and an inspectiongate '3'; thesebeing-fiQ f? slidablyrm ountediin"suitableguides permitl i ting of the ready opening or closing-of the T1 e51 being reinforced 1 by ,suitable- Q braces 7. The headsi' and5areffittedwithcentrally f ceive rotatably: the main! shaft 510 which is provided atone: end-jwithga' 'chain wheel 11 v and an operating h andlefor crank 1'25- -,The headgS-is supplied withf a dischargeispout 13'through which thfgrainpassedthrough I discharged? 1 g The grain'hopperL-lisimounted on the 7 1 forward end50fthej1nachi1iefl andisiposi v tioned' suchithat theugrainwfed intotheforv f L the oontroL'ofIthelgate' 2.- 'Within: the, hop

fastened to eerward" endra fgtl a; 4 andoveili t e: ,disch 'ge: r0l1 p rm wh zzi 'qon re yand carries 9,5 the gate being;designed-m antime"t iaiiyf cover the erfomted pl'ate'q: The gate ?1 gate and-"their; forward iends jpassing'. slid ably through the hopper walls and screwthreaded to receive pairs of winged look nuts 21 and 22 which operate on opposite sidesof stationary brackets 23 and24; permanently fastened to the front wall of the hopper 14. Obviouslyone can set the gate as desired by manipulating the nuts and can lock it in such adjusted position. I I The front-head carries an upstanding integral arm- 25 which has the upper end terminating in a horizontally disposed bearing 26 axiallyaligned with the central axis of the lower semicircular end of the hopper 15 and this bearing receives; retatably a:

counter shaft 27, the outer end of which is provided with av chain wheela28, the chain:

wheel being connected by a chain 29' with the chain wheel .11 hereinbefore, described. The inner end ofiItheoshaft 27extends into the hopper 15 and is provided with a spirailing coil or spring 30.; operatingg'in the lower end of the hopperand adapted:tocon- I tinuously stir and-feed thepowder through the perforated plate and also: to maintai the. perforated plate clean.

Vithin the forward end of the body 1 and on the shaft 10, I mount 'a: revolving blade 81 which has; the outer edges thereof provided with canvas or such like flexible tips 32 and 33 which are designedainithe rotation ofthe shaft to sweep thersemicir- .cular under side ofthe body member 1 and miX the treating. powder and the gra n.

Rearwardly of the blade", the shaft carries an anger .34 which adapted to: feed. the grain rearwardly to" the discharge spout.

To the shaft 10 I alsosecure'mixing paddles 35which are positioned para-ll'eltothe worm and are alternated in the manner" best shown in Figure I. a I l I It will be observed that these paddles are substantially rectangular and areanot as wide asthe distance between the spirals of ,the auger so thatthere is ample room between thepaddles and theau'ger spirals for the grain to'move past. wish italso to be noticed thatby making the 'bodymember 10f a 'D shape,-: I provide a considerable arc-i 'ab'o ve'the worm in which the treating pow- ,der'will float when the machine is in operation and 'thisffioating powder also insures a good evenboating of dust on the grain.

f VVhenthe machine is'in use, one places athe grain, such a's wheat tobe treated in the: hopper 1 11 and the treating powder in. the hopper 15. He then sets the gate 17 as experience dictates and'turns thecra'nk 12.

The powder isinitially dusted into the grain throughthe perforated plate and then-the init ally treated grainpassesdown through I the discharge opening of the hopper 1 1- into the forward end of the body member L The coil 30 insures of a positive and evenfeed of the powder and maintains the," plate; clean;

The blade in the forward end of the body 1 acts to furthermix the grain and the powder and the canvas tips act to sweep all dust that may be deposited onthe bottom of. the member 1 around with the grain. The auger and the paddles 35- subsequently continue the mixing of? the grain and powder until it is discharged rearwardly through the spout 13 with the result that the grain when finally discharged is very" I effectively dusted or -coated with the treating powder. 7 I

"WhatI claim as my invention is':-

1. In. agrain-. treating machine, in combination, a stationary horizontally disposed and closed trough-shaped: membenha'ving a discharge spout at one endz thereofi, a.

main; shaft extending lengthwise of the member and rotatably mounted in: the ends 5 end of the trough member remotetfrom the 8130111),3 powder hopper mounted within thereof, a grainhopper feeding -into the the grain hopper and havingga perforated bottom,--a gate adjustably' controlling the discharge of the powder into the grain hopper, me'ansfor rotating; the shaift,-= anagitator contained within: the lower end-of the powderhopper and driven bythe shaft, a mixing blade secured to the shaftat the end thereof-remotefrom'the discharge Spout and within the trough member and. a worm hopper and'ha ving a perforate'd bottom a,

gate adjustabl'y controlling the discharge of'the powder into thegra-in hopper, means for rotating the shaft, an agitator contained "within the lower end of the powder hopper and driven by the shaft, a mixing blade 'securedlto the shaft at the end thereof remote frcm the discharge spout and with-- 'in the 'trough member, a worm securedv to the shaft between the blade and the discharge spout andjoperating' within the trough member and agitating paddles secured to the shaft and positioned between the spiralling coils of the worm.

3. A grain treating machine comprising a stationary, closed, trough-shaped, horizo'ntally' disposed body havinga discharge spout at one end thereof,"'a grainhopper mounted 'inthe end of the bodyremote from the spout, an adjustable gatecontrolling the discharge of the grain into the trough member, a powder hopper mo nted,

-within the grain hopper and overlying the gate and having the bottom thereof semicircular andperforated, a semicircular gate slidablyi attached to the lower end of the powder hopper and underlying the per 'forated bottom thereof, exteriorally operk --j ated means for controlling the positionof' R 'thegate, a main shaft extending centrally" ter'shaft and engaging thebottom of the :powder hopper, a mixing blade secured to 5 the forward end of the main shaft and underlying the gate from the main hopper, 7 20 r th @[10 ough the trough-shaped body and rotatr y-mounted in theends thereof, a rotatably mounted counter shaft entering the a lower end of thepowder hopper, a driving 1 a connection between the main shaft and the counter,shaft,-means for rotating the main shaft, a spiralling coil secured to the coun- "a worm secured; to the shaft and. extend ing "between the blade and the dischargev I spout and mixing paddles secured to the shaft and-locatedbetween the-fspiralling coils of the auger.

Ina grain treating machine, a hori- *zontally "disposed .01 ed body member forming a mixing cha fiber being substantially D-shaped in vertical {section and having the fia tside upturned,

or, said body memac'rotating blade in the forward end of the chamber, a dischargespout atthe rear end ofthe chamber, a rotating worm in the.

chamber between the blade and the spout and mixing paddles rotating with the worm,

i said mixing-blade and worm operating over: r ,the semicircular under side of the ;mixing. 1 chamber. a 1

15. In a; grain treating machine, a mixing a paddles "secured to I -.fworm-. -6.In ,a grain v Izontally [disposed closed body' -member gformin'g a mixing chamber, said body mem ber being substantially D-shapedin vertical I chamber having a discharge spout at one end thereof and an entrance; opening at" the-other end thereof for initially mixed" grain and powder, a rotating mixingblade "inlthelatter end of the chamber, a rotating i V worm for'delivering the grainand powder towards the discharge chute and -n1ixing t ting a treating machine, a horifS QfDtlOIl' aIId. having the fiat side f uppermost,

I [a driven 1 shaft" extending longitudinally within said chamber, mixing blades radiate ing fromandparallel tothe shaft andflexa ible tipsv formed atlthe outer edges-of the mixingg blades and adapted to .sweepfthe semi-circular I under side of the -mixing chamberin the 'rotation of the shaft.

I Signed at ary, 1927.

.Reginathis 8th day ofiFebrue. p v 'SAMPSONJ-Q GooDFELLowQ 

